Ageism and Health in Patients Undergoing Cosmetic Procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ageism is a common form of prejudice that negatively affects the health of older adults. Anti-aging procedures are increasingly popular among patients seeking aesthetic surgery and minimally invasive treatments.

Objectives

This study aimed to identify the prevalence of age-based discrimination, and its relationship to health, among patients seeking cosmetic procedures.

Methods

Patients from a university-based, single-surgeon, aesthetic plastic surgery clinic completed the Everyday Discrimination Scale, which assesses the frequency with which individuals have experienced "microaggressions" and the main reason(s) for discrimination (including age). Participants also completed: measures of perceived age discrimination across interpersonal, romantic, work, and

SUBMITTER: Pearl RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6587926 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature